SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Young Joseph A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1389 MOFFETT PARK DRIVE

(Street)

SUNNYVALE

94089-1134

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FINISAR CORP [ FNSR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP Global Operations

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/18/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/18/2016		F⁽¹⁾		4,636	D	$18.74	191,904⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	06/20/2016		M		2,500	A	$3.36	194,404	D
Common Stock	06/20/2016		S⁽³⁾		2,500	D	$18.9828⁽⁴⁾	191,904	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.36	06/20/2016		M			2,500	08/12/2009	12/12/2018	Common Stock	2,500	$0	23,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On June 18, 2016, the Reporting Person vested in 8,883 restricted stock units ("RSUs") and as a result acquired 8,883 shares of common stock of the Issuer pursuant to the Reporting Person's June 14, 2012 grant of RSUs. This Form 4 reports shares withheld by the Issuer pursuant to the RSUs' grant agreement in order to satisfy the Reporting Person's withholding obligations for various taxes due upon the vesting of the RSUs. No shares were sold by the Reporting Person. The Issuer will pay the taxes on behalf of the Reporting Person.

2. Includes 1,194 shares purchased under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on June 15, 2016 and such purchase was not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16(a).

3. Shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Stock Trading Plan adopted by the reporting person on January 6, 2016.

4. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $18.86 to $19.14 inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Finisar Corporation, any security holder of Finisar Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.

Remarks:

	/s/ Christopher Brown as Attorney-in-fact for	06/21/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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